banish Copy link Outline I. To condemn to exile1. extermĭno, 1 (the most general term for banishing from the confines of a state)2. ăquā et igni interdīco, dixi, dictum, 3 (usu. formula of banishment in the time of Cic.. with dat. and often in pass. impers.)3. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3 (with some defining word)4. rĕlēgo, 1 (usu. for a limited time only, and without affecting the civil status)5. dēporto, 1 (for life, and to some desert place, usu. an island6. ējĭcio, jēci, jectum, 3 (usu. but not always, with some defining word or words)7. sēpōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (to cause to withdraw)8. abdo, dĭdĭ, dĭtum, 3 (rare)9. āmŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (of banishment under the emperors)II. To drive away (fig.)1. extermĭno, 1 (rare)2. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 33. ējĭcio, 34. abstergeo, tersi, tersum, 2 (lit. to wipe away)5. solvo, vi, ūtum, 3 (rare)6. sēpōno, 3 • banish: I. To condemn to exile: 1. extermĭno, 1 (the most general term for banishing from the confines of a state): Protagoras was by order of the Athenians b.'d from the city and territory, Protagoras, Atheniensium jussu, urbe atque agro est exterminatus, Cic.: to b. foreigners, peregrinos e., Cic. Fig.: to b. any one from the society of men, aliquem ex hominum communitate e., Cic.: to b. any one from his household gods (= from home), aliquem a suis diis penatibus e., Cic. 2. ăquā et igni interdīco, dixi, dictum, 3 (usu. formula of banishment in the time of Cic.. with dat. and often in pass. impers.): I think that I shall be b.'d, futurum puto ut aqua et igni nobis interdicatur, Cic.: having b.'d them he set out into Italy, quibus quum aqua et igni interdixisset, in Italiam profectus est, Caes. 3. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3 (with some defining word): to b. any one from the state, aliquem civitate p., Cic.: to b. any one from the kingdom, aliquem regno p., Hor.: v. to expel. 4. rĕlēgo, 1 (usu. for a limited time only, and without affecting the civil status): the consul b.'d L. Lamia, consul L. Lamiam relegavit, Cic.: the army was b.'d to Sicily, and forbidden to return till the end of the war, exercitus relegatus in Siciliam ne ante belli finem in Italiam reverteretur, Liv.: Piso is b.'d for ten years, Piso in decem annos relegatur, Tac. 5. dēporto, 1 (for life, and to some desert place, usu. an island: frequent under the emperors): Serenus is b.'d for life to an island, Serenus in insulam deportatur, Tac.: Quint. 6. ējĭcio, jēci, jectum, 3 (usu. but not always, with some defining word or words): b.ing those who had been favourable to Athens, qui Atheniensium rebus studuissent ejectis, Nep.: he was b.'d and went to live at Argos, e civitate ejectus Argos habitatum concessit, Nep.: Cic. 7. sēpōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3 (to cause to withdraw): to b. any one to a province, aliquem in provinciam s., Tac.: Suet. 8. abdo, dĭdĭ, dĭtum, 3 (rare): to b. to an island, in insulam a., Tac. 9. āmŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (of banishment under the emperors): to b. to an island, in insulam a., Tac. II. To drive away (fig.) 1. extermĭno, 1 (rare): to b. physical questions, quaestiones physicorum e., Cic. 2. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3: b. cares with wine, vino pellite curas, Hor.: to b sorrow from the mind, moestitiam ex animo p., Cic.: v. to drive away. 3. ējĭcio, 3: to b. affection from the mind, amorem e. ex animo, Cic.: to b. care, e. ex animo curam, Liv. 4. abstergeo, tersi, tersum, 2 (lit. to wipe away): to b. grief, dolorem a., Cic.: to b. vexations, molestias a., Cic.: Lucr. 5. solvo, vi, ūtum, 3 (rare): to b. night (by the aid of torches, &c.), noctem s., Plin. ep.: to b. shame, pudorem s., Virg.: Cels. 6. sēpōno, 3: to b. cares, curas s., Ov.: v. to remove.